Global Materials & Inventory Planner

Solar Turbines Incorporated; Tijuana; On-site; MXN 1,318,000 - 1,695,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Mexico is seeking a Procurement/Material Planning professional to manage material requirements, safeguard availability, and maintain inventory levels aligned with customer needs.

Responsibilities include establishing material planning methods, issuing and tracking purchase orders, and monitoring inventory to disposition inactive or excess stock. Candidates should have 1–5 years of relevant experience and fluent English.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience desired.
• 1-5 years of relevant experience.
• Fluent in English.
• Visa for US travel.
• Sentri or Global Entry for US travel (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain material planning methods and safety stock strategies, understand and monitor delivery/response times, forecasting methods and the subcontracting process, in accordance with assigned products and services, complying with materials and demand planning guidelines.
• Execution and monitoring of purchase orders according to the demand signals for the assigned products, starting from placing purchase orders until the delivery of the product, ensuring that the correct material is delivered to the right place and at the right time.
• Monitor inventory levels and tools to disposition inactive, obsolete or excess inventory following materials and demand planning guidelines.
• Monitor material shortages tools, adjusting the delivery schedule with suppliers as needed, according inventory availability and demand signals. Communicate shortages or risk of shortages to customer.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Analytics

Process improvement

Communication

Problem solving

Decision making

Matrix management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

1-5 years of relevant experience

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Mexico is seeking a Procurement/Material Planning professional to manage material requirements, safeguard availability, and maintain inventory levels aligned with customer needs.

Responsibilities include establishing material planning methods, issuing and tracking purchase orders, and monitoring inventory to disposition inactive or excess stock. Candidates should have 1–5 years of relevant experience and fluent English.